I remember the day well.
I had just dropped off my daughter at her school. The radio station announced a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers in New York City, but it was assumed to be a small plane and an accident.
However, by time I got to work, the report had quickly changed.
It was an attack on America.
Everyone at the church where I worked was glued to TV screens and watched in horror as another plane struck the other WTC tower, then another hit the Pentagon, and yet another went down in a Pennsylvania field due to the heroics of passengers.
All were large planes with passengers inside.
There were no iPhones or smartphones nineteen years ago, so news came only through TV or radio. And it came more slowly.
But we knew enough to know America was under attack, and we needed assurances.
A chapel prayer service was quickly organized, and the pastor, Jim Denison, led the staff members and all church workers in a time of prayer.
We were all shaken, all fearful, all needing a word of hope.
One of the staff members had a son who worked across the street from the WTC, and we prayed for his safety.
Another staff member was flying home to Dallas when all air traffic was grounded.
We would soon learn of others in the church who were affected by the attack.
One of the tasks I had during those days was proofing and then sending out the daily email articles Dr. Denison had begun writing the previous year (now known as The Daily Article). At that time, it was still done manually, with multiple sendings to accommodate the growing numbers.
His words nineteen years ago today still ring true today as we face different attacks in our world.
Dr. Denison’s daily email…
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